1 Peter 2:9

New Living Translation

But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

Cross References

Psalm 106:5

Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones. Let me rejoice in the joy of your people; let me praise you with those who are your heritage.

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.

Psalm 135:4

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.

Psalm 22:30

Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.

Psalm 33:12

What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

Psalm 73:15

If I had really spoken this way to others, I would have been a traitor to your people.

Isaiah 26:2

Open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter.

Isaiah 41:8

“But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 44:1

“But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one.

Isaiah 61:6

You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches.

Isaiah 62:12

They will be called “The Holy People” and “The People Redeemed by the Lord.” And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place” and “The City No Longer Forsaken.”

Isaiah 66:21

“And I will appoint some of them to be my priests and Levites. I, the Lord, have spoken!

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.

Malachi 3:17

“They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.

Matthew 4:16

the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

Luke 1:79

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.”

John 17:19

And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

Acts 20:28

“So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’

Acts 26:28

Agrippa interrupted him. “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”

Romans 9:24

And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 3:17

God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Ephesians 1:14

The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.

Ephesians 1:6

So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.

Ephesians 3:21

Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.

Deuteronomy 10:15

Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.

Deuteronomy 14:2

You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.

Deuteronomy 18:2

They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The Lord himself is their special possession, just as he promised them.

Deuteronomy 4:20

Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.

Philippians 3:14

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Colossians 1:13

For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,

2 Timothy 1:9

For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.

Titus 2:14

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

1 Peter 1:2

God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.

1 Peter 2:5

And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.

1 Peter 4:11

Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 1:6

He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.

Revelation 5:10

And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the earth.”

1 Samuel 12:22

The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.